Smith College Athletics

Clare Doyle was tabbed the Smith rowing coach in 2017 after two years as a graduate assistant with the program. 

At Smith

• NEWMAC Champions, 2024
• NEWMAC Coach of the Year, 2024
• 2024 NCAA Division III Rowing Championship - 6th
• 9 All-Americans
• 14 All-NEWMAC selections
• Four top-3 finishes at NEWMAC Championships
• Fifth place finish at the 2018 Head of the Charles was the team's best finish in program history

Coaching Resume

• Head Coach, Smith College (2017-present)
• Women's Junior National Rowing Team Assistant Coach (2016-2020)
• Assistant Coach, Smith College (2015-2017)
• Volunteer Women’s Assistant Coach, George Washington (2014-2015)

• B.A., Science in Society, Wesleyan University (2014)
• M.S., Exercise and Sport Studies, Smith College (2017)

Athletic Career

• Four-year varsity rower at DIII powerhouse, Wesleyan University
• 2014 team captain
• NCAA Championship appearance in 2014
• 2x All-NESCAC selection

• Ciara O'Sullivan '23 - Boston University Assistant Coach
• Jimmy Francis '21 - Central Oklahoma Assistant Coach
• Greta O'Hara '24 - George Washington Assistant Coach